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8/4/14 - 8/12/14


VT Manchester to Salisbury CON


With Bruce


Thumbed ride to Trailhead south and arrived at 5:30pm. Had dinner at Double Hex Restaurant which is 2 miles down the hill on Route 11.8/5/14
Long day which included climbing Stratton Mtn. Hiked the green tunnel! The only big view was the pond and the Fire Tower! Met hiker from Midlothian Va who is an surveyor for the Timmons Group. The ascent was steady and not particularly ...

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NJ High Point to Great Barrington MA


With Bruce


Greyhound to Port Jervis NY leaves 7:15am arrives 5:19pm $52
AT High Point S.P. HQ 1332.3 4/21 High Point Shelter 1333.8. 1.5 miles 1336.8 7 miles west to Unionville.Hiked about 2 miles up and around the Obelisk Monument that can be seen for miles on the trail past a viewing stand and on to the shelter. Old style lean to shelter with metal roof with a modern picnic ...

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10/29-11/4 2009


PA Pine Grove Furnace to Port Clinton


with Bruce and Caras


Took car to Port Clinton and ported back to Pine Grove Furnace 10/29 Started at mile N 1084 Pine Grove Furnace.and hiked 15 miles to Alec Kennedy Shelter. This was a fast flat hike in dense woods and no rocks. 10/30 Hiked over I-81 thru farmland and to Boiling Springs for early lunch at gas station close to clock tower. Saw a beautiful boxer at the pavilion next ...

PA Pine Grove Furnace to Harpers Ferry WV through MD


10/11-10/15/2008


10/11 Hike 14 miles Big Pine Flat Ridge near Methodist Hill; water at Piney Spring 10/12 Hike thru Caledonia SP: water in restroom and ate lunch Hike 17 miles to Rocky Mtn. Shelter 10/13 Hiked 26 miles to Pogo Campsite/Black Rock Rd passing High Rock a viewing area highly graffitied. During the hike we heard many gun shots from nearby Fort Ritchie military reservation. 10/14 Hiked 16 miles ...